
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has convicted five individuals involved in the infamous 2018 Offa robbery on charges of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide.
The judge declared that the offences, which took place in April 2018, are punishable by death.
The brutal robbery incident in Offa, Kwara State, shocked the nation, as multiple banks were attacked, and several lives were lost.
After a lengthy trial, Justice Salman ruled that the evidence against the accused was overwhelming, leading to their conviction.
The court’s ruling brings some closure to one of Nigeria’s most violent and high-profile criminal cases in recent years.
The convicts now face the death penalty, a sentence mandated under Nigerian law for such grave offences.
The ruling serves as a strong message regarding the severe consequences of violent crime in the country.
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